ਜਨੇਊ
Old Punjabi
editEtymology
editInherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa), from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘕𑘰𑘜𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jāṇīveṃ), 𑘕𑘰𑘡𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jānīveṃ).
Noun
editਜਨੇਊ (janeū) m
- (Hinduism) janeu (sacred thread worn by Brahmin, Khatri, and other Hindu men from twice-born castes)
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਜਨੇਊ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 119.
- “ਜਨੇਊ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yajñōpavītá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 601
Categories:
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Punjabi terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁yaǵ-
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Old Punjabi terms derived from the Proto-Indo-Iranian root *Hyaȷ́-
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Old Punjabi terms derived from the Proto-Indo-Aryan root *Hyaȷ́-
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Old Punjabi terms derived from the Sanskrit root उपव्ये
- Old Punjabi terms derived from the Sanskrit root व्ये
- Old Punjabi terms derived from the Sanskrit root यज्
- Old Punjabi terms inherited from Prakrit
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Prakrit
- Old Punjabi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Old Punjabi lemmas
- Old Punjabi nouns
- Old Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script
- Old Punjabi masculine nouns
- inc-opa:Hinduism